Raigarh Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Raigarh
| mla = O. P. Choudhary
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2023
| state = Chhattisgarh
| district = Raigarh
| loksabha_cons = Raigarh
| established = 1961
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:257432}}{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/chhattisgarh-legislative-election-2023-statistical-report |title=State Election, 2023 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= |accessdate=25 January 2023 |url-access=limited}}{{update after|2029|1}}
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 16
}}
Raigarh is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |website=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/en/new-maps-assembly-constituency |title=New Maps of Assembly Constituency |website=ceochhattisgarh.nic.in| access-date=1 September 2021}} It is in Raigarh district. The seat used to be part of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly when Chhattisgarh was part of MP.
Members of Assembly
Election results
=2023=
{{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Raigarh{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh/constituency-show/raigarh | title=Raigarh Constituency Election Results 2023: Raigarh Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner | website=The Times of India }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = O. P. Choudhary
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,29,134
|percentage = 63.21
|change = +34.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Prakash Shakrajeet Naik
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 64,691
|percentage = 31.66
|change = -4.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 758
|percentage = 0.37
|change = -0.79
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 64,443
|percentage = 31.55
|change = +23.94
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,04,308
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party | |loser = Indian National Congress|swing =}}
{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box begin | title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Raigarh{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9643-statistical-data-of-general-election-to-chhatisgarh-assembly/ |title=State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Chhattisgarh |website=Election Commission of India |date= 29 March 2019|accessdate= 1 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2018-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results in 2018|accessdate=2020-06-26}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Prakash Shakrajeet Naik
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 69,062
|percentage = 36.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Roshanlal Agarwal
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 54,482
|percentage = 28.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Vijay Agrawal
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 42,914
|percentage = 22.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ravishankar Patel
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 7,823
|percentage = 4.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
|candidate = Vibhas Singh Thakur
|votes = 5,823
|percentage = 3.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Tribal Party
|candidate = Birsingh Nagesh
|votes = 2,114
|percentage = 1.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Mukund Gupta
|votes = 1,918
|percentage = 1.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,215
|percentage = 1.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,580
|percentage = 7.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,91,533
|percentage = 77.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing =}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh
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